Name the water body which connects Atlantic ocean with Mediterranean sea and separates Africa from Europe.

10. Consider the following statements,

1] The Strait of Gibraltaris a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.

2] The Strait has been identified as an Important Bird Area by Bird Life International because hundreds of thousands of Seabirds use it every year to pass between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?